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Mikawashima Station

Railway station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Mikawashima Station (三河島駅, Mikawashima-eki) is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

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Lines

Mikawashima Station is served by the Jōban Line.

Station layout

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The station platform, April 2018

The station consists of a single island platform serving two tracks.

1 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Nippori, Ueno
JU Ueno-Tokyo Line for Tokyo and Shinagawa
2 JJ Jōban Line (Rapid) for Kita-Senju, Kashiwa, Toride, Tsuchiura, Ishioka and Mito
Narita Line for Narita

History

Mikawashima Station opened on 1 April 1905.[1]

Accident

On 3 May 1962, there was a crash between a freight train and two passenger trains which resulted in 160 deaths and 296 injuries. The crash occurred about 350 meters east of Mikawashima Station when an Ueno-bound passenger train (train number 2000H) crashed into the wreckage of a crash between a Toride-bound passenger train (2117H) and a Mito-bound freight train (number 287) as well as a crowd of evacuating passengers from 2117H.

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Surrounding area

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